丹

Derived characters

 * 坍
 * 青

Etymology 1
suggests a origin, comparing it to 🇨🇬. , as in, may be a variant; see there for more.

Alternatively, it may be from, whence 🇨🇬 ; however, STEDT currently does not compare this to 丹.

Possibly related to, as well as , as skin color is often associated with "red". See these entries for more.

Definitions

 * 1) cinnabar
 * 2) red
 * 3) refined medical substance

Synonyms

 * See

Definitions

 * 1)  Dan

Kanji

 * 1) cinnabar
 * 2) red
 * 3) elixir made with cinnabar
 * 4) improvised medicine
 * 5) devotion

Etymology 1
From, also used as kana for.

Cognate with.

Noun

 * 1) the color red
 * 2) red earth
 * 1) red earth

Etymology 2
From.

Used in the  (c. 759 ) as kana for.

Noun

 * 1) cinnabar
 * 2) a yellowish-red pigment made from lead oxide, used, for example, in nihonga
 * 3) medicine, especially one for inducing immortality
 * 4) a yellow-red color, as of cinnabar
 * 1) a yellow-red color, as of cinnabar
 * 1) a yellow-red color, as of cinnabar

Etymology 1
From.